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(a) 94% (b) 94.18% votes is elected by a majority of 144 votes. Find per kg
(c) 94.28% (d) 94.38% the total number of votes recorded. (a) Rs. 48 (b) Rs. 60
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3. 8 % expressed as a fraction is (a) 1200 (b) 1800 (c) Rs. 72 (d) Rs. 36
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person now gets Rs.14 per day. What was his daily
(a) (b) 14. If 17% of a certain number of mangoes is
40 40
wage before the increase?
9 6 equal to 1360, what is the number of mangoes?
(c) (d)
20 20 1
(a) Rs. 12 (b) Rs. 12
(a) 8000 (b) 6000 2
6. Find 4% of Rs. 3125
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(c) 8500 (d) 7000 (c) Rs. 25 (d) Rs. 16
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(a) Rs. 250 (b) Rs. 125
15. After spending 69% of her money, a lady has 22. The daily wage is increased by 28% and a
(c) Rs. 150 (d) Rs. 75
Rs. 93 left. How mach had she at first? person now gets Rs. 160 per day. What was his
7. Find the value of 4 percent of 37 kg 500 g
(a) Rs. 300 (b) Rs. 400 daily wage before the increase?
(a) 1 kg 500 g (b) 2 kg
(c) Rs. 75 (d) Rs. 150 (a) Rs. 150 (b) Rs. 125
(c) 2 kg 500 g (d) 1 kg
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16. Rs. 12 is what percent of Rs. 16 ? (c) Rs. 145 (d) Rs. 120
8. Find the value of 40% of 4 quintals 2 3
(a) 50% (b) 25% 23. The daily wage is increased by 30% and a
(a) 1 quintal 50kg (b) 2 quintal 60 kg
(c) 75% (d) 45% person now gets Rs. 26 per day. What was his
(c) 1 quintal 60 kg (d) 2 quintal 50 kg
2 2 daily wage before the increase?
9. An agent sells goods of values Rs. 2764, what 17. 16 % of number is 50, what is 26 % of that
3 3
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(a) Rs. 25 (b) Rs. 21
is his commission at 12 per cent? number?
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(c) Rs. 20 (d) Rs. 16
(a) Rs. 355.50 (b) Rs. 365.50 (a) 240 (b) 80
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24. If 40% of of of a number is 48, then what
(c) Rs. 345.50 (d) Rs. 445.50 (c) 60 (d) Data inadequate 5 4
(a) 20 (b) 2 (a) 150 (b) 60 43. A number is first increased by 10% and then
(c) 10 (d) 1 (c) 45 (d) 15 it is further increased by 20%. The original number
25. When 75 is added to 75% of a number, the 35. If 50% of (x – y) = 30% of (x + y) , then what is increased altogether by
answer is the number. Find 40% of that number. percent of x is y? (a) 30% (b) 15%
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(a) 100 (b) 80 (a) 25% (b) 33 % (c) 32% (d) 36%
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(c) 120 (d) 160 (c) 40% (d) 400% 44. When price of an article was reduced by 20%
26. A reduction of 10% in the price of a TV set 36. If A exceeds B by 40% and B is less then C by its sale increased by 80%. What was the net effect
brought down its price by Rs. 1650. The original 20%, then A: C is on the sale?
price of the set (in Rs.) was (a) 28: 25 (b) 26: 25 (a) 44% increase (b) 44% decrease
(a) 16500 (b) 16000 (c) 3: 2 (d) 3: 1 (c) 66% increase (d) 75% increase
(c) 15000 (d) 16550 37. A vendor had some apples. He sells 40% 45. the price of an article was first increased by
27. If 70% of the students in a school are boys apples and still has 420 apples. Originally, he had 10% and then again by 20%. If the last increased
and the no. of girls be 504, the no. of boys is (a) 588 apples (b) 600 apples price be Rs. 33, the original price was
(a) 1176 (b) 1008 (c) 672 apples (d) 700 apples (a) Rs. 30 (b) Rs. 27.50
(c) 1208 (d) 3024 38. If P% of P is 36, then p is equal to (c) Rs. 26.50 (d) Rs. 25
28. A’s salary is 40% of B’s salary and B’s salary (a) 3600 (b) 600 46. The cost of an article was Rs. 75. The cost was
is 25% of C’s salary. What percentage of C’s salary (c) 60 (d) 15 first increased by 20% and later on it was reduced
is A’s salary? 39. The strength of a school increases and by 20%. The present cost of the article is
(a) 5% (b) 10% decreases in every alternate year by 10%. It (a) Rs. 72 (b) Rs. 60
(c) 15% (d) 20% started with increase in 2000. Then, the strength (c) Rs. 75 (d) Rs. 90
29. If population of women in a village is 90% of of the school in 2003 as compared to that is 2000 47. In two successive years 100 and 75 students
population of men, what is the population of men was of school appeared at the final examination.
as a percentage of population of women (a) Increased by 8.9% Respectively, 75% and 60% of them passed. The
34. What is 20% of 25% of 300? (c) 21% increase (d) 22% decrease
Answer key (b) as high as every other building 16. The new manager is soft – spoken and is
1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (a) 6. (b) 7. (a) 8. (c) (c) higher than any other one considerable to all.
9. (c) 10. (b) 11. (d) 12. (c) 13. (b) 14. (a) 15. (a) (d) No improvement (a) conceited (b) considerate
16. (c) 17. (b) 18. (b) 19. (b) 20. (a) 21. (a) 22. 8. Is respect really preferable than money? (c) constricted (d) No improvement
(b) 23. (c) 24 (b) 25. (c) 26. (a) 27. (a) 28. (b) (a) preferable to money? 17. They obtained the top-secret information by
29. (d) 30. (c) 31. (a) 32. (d) 33 (a) 34. (d) 35. (b) preferred, or money? wrong means.
(a) 36. (a) 37. (d) 38. (c) 39. (a) 40. (a) 41. (b) (c) preferable than money? (a) clever (b) fraudulent
42. (c) 43. (c) 44. (a) 45. (d) 46. (a) 47. (a) 48. (d) No improvement (c) bad (d) No improvement
(d) 49. (d) 50. (b) 9. Changu is as tall if not, taller than Chanchu. 18. My uncle presented me the more expensive
ADJECTIVE (b) as tall as, if not taller to (a) much (b) mere
1. The greater the demand, higher the price. (d) No improvement 19. Nisha is more funnier than Natasha.
(a) high (b) the high 10. The food tastes deliciously. (a) funnier (b) funniest
(c) the higher (d) No improvement (a) delicacy (b) delicious (c) quite funny (d) No improvement
2. I prefer to ride than to walk. (c) badly (d) No improvement 20. Educational facilities in under developed
(a) riding to walking 11. I have seen much of the plays of Shakespeare nations are often limiting.
(c) riding than walking (a) a few (b) many (c) delimiting (d) No improvement
(d) No improvement (c) most (d) No improvement 21. I prefer to ride than to walk.
3. Exercise is benevolent to good health. 12. Corruption is the most serious problem in (a) ride to walk (b) riding than walking
(a) beneficial (b) beneficent India. (c) riding to walking (d) No improvement
(c) bounteous (d) No improvement (a) the more serious (b) the seriouser 22) She was kept from her assignment because of
4. Less people came to watch cricket matches this (c) serious (d) No improvement her loquacious room-mate.
year, so the gate receipts were lesser than last 13. There is no more room for you in this (a) noisy (b) irritating
(a) Many (b) Fewer (a) no seat 23) The old man is addicted to singing.
(c) Lot of (d) No improvement (b) no more space (a) is fond of singing (b) is used to singing
5. He is the poorest of the two workers. (c) no more accommodation (c) likes singing (d) No improvement
(a) the poorer of (d) No improvement 24) Your dress is the same like mine.
(b) the poorest of between 14. The weak man is a slave to his sensuous (a) the same as (b) as same as
(d) No improvement (a) sensory (b) sensual 25) Looking at the pictures of his old home made
6. The help given to us was more adequate for (c) secondary (d) No improvement him nostalgic.
our purpose. 15. A taller Sikh rushed forward than any of his (a) romantic (b) historical
(b) enough adequate (a) A Sikh, taller than any of his comrades, rushed 26) The camera I bought recently is not
(d) No improvement (b) A Sikh rushed forward taller than any of his (a) easy to use (b) hard to use
7. The NYC building at New York City is as high comrades (c) difficult to use (d) No improvement
as has as every other building in the United (c) A Sikh rushed forward than any of his 27) My visits to my family are a few and far
(a) few and a far between (b) The doctor made no further comments to 6. She has married (a) / a young tall (b) /
(b) few and far between justify his action Australian accountant (c) / No error (d)
(c) few or far between (c) The doctor made no further commitments to 7. It was only when they met that (a) / they found
(d) No improvement justify his action he has a childish simplicity (b) / about him. (c) /
28) The visitors arrived at a lucky moment. (d) No improvement No error (d)
(a) an opportunistic (b) an opportunity 35) He did not give me some books. 8. Give your answer (a) / in your own words (b) /
(c) an opportune (d) No improvement (a) more (b) any as far as practical. (c) / No error (d)
29) The butler was as devoted as a faithful dog. (c) much (d) No improvement 9. After tasting both (a) / John prefers (b) / tea
(a) a faithful cat (b) a faithful friend than coffee. (c) / No error (d)
(c) a faithful pet (d) No improvement PART – B 10. The wise father told him (a) / that the
30) They presented him a beautiful expensive 1.On a holiday (a) / I prefer reading story books mangoes had gone bad as they were (b) / in
designer gold pen. (b) / than visiting my friends. (c) / No error (d) contact with the one rotten mango. (c) / No error
(a) an expensive designer beautiful gold 2. Mobile phones are so importance these days (d)
(b) a beautiful gold expensive designer that they are no longer luxury items but have 11. The dress that the (a) / girl wore was (b) /
(c) a designer gold beautiful expensive become a necessity. more attractive than the other girls. (c) / No error
31) The air-conditioner has made ceiling fans a (b) so importance these days 12. I like reading (a) / more than (b) / to play. (c)
(a) superfluous (b) obsolete (d) No error 13. After toiling very hardly (a) / over a long
(c) extinct (d) No improvement 3. The process was too simple and easy to period of time (b) / he found that he had met no
32) The Portsmouth Summer Art Festival is the understand that it hardly took five minutes for us profit at all. (c) / No error (d)
only place in New Hampshire where we are to grasp it. 14. On a holiday (a) / I prefer reading story books
fortunately see such diverse tales all in one place. (a) No error (b) / than visiting my friends. (c) / No error (d)
(a) we are able to fortunately see (b) and easy to understand that it hardly 15. Whoever assumes his statement true is
(b) we are fortunate to see (c) took five minutes for us to grasp it foolish?
(c) we are fortunate to seeing (d) The process was too simple (a) his statement true
33) Anxiety and other such emotions are known to youthful of today. As the influence of the internet (c) Whoever assumes
be unhealthy to the body. has taken over a very important and active hobby. (d) is foolish
(c) damaging (d) No improvement (b) very important and active hobby
34) The doctor made no farther comment to justify (c) influence of the internet
(a) The doctor made no farther commandments to 5. This is not (a) / a worth reading book (b) / so
RIVERS IN INDIA:
1. Ganga The Ganges passes through the states of The river has its origin in the Western Himalayan
Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Ranges in the state of Uttarakhand. River Ganga
level.
2. Yamuna Yamuna river system cover parts of Uttar Pradesh, The origin point of River Yamuna is famously known as
3. Brahmaputra Assam, Arunachal The Brahmaputra River, also called Yarlung Tsangpo
4. chambal The river flows north-northeast through Madhya Tributary of yamuna river starting at Madhya
Dhamtari
6. Godavari Maharashtra, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Andhra The Godavari originates in the Western Ghats of central
is in Triambakeshwar, Maharashtra
7. Krishna Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh The Krishna River has its origin at Mahabaleswar in
8. Narmada the Narmada flows through the three states of Amarkantak is the place from where the Narmada
Madhya Pradesh (MP), Maharashtra and river originates. It is in the Shahdol district of Madhya
9. Tapti Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat It flows in the central parts of India. The river originates
Satpura range.
10. Sutlej Himachal Pradesh, Punjab The origin of the Sutlej River is located close to Lake
Mountain Range.
11. Ravi It rises in the Himalayas in Himachal Pradesh The Ravi is a transboundary river crossing
state, India, and flows west-northwest past northwestern India and eastern Pakistan.
Chamba, turning southwest at the boundary of It originates in the Himalayas in the Chamba district
12. Chenab It forms in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul and The Chenab rises from the South-East and Bhaga from
Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh, India, and the North-West of the Baralacha pass. It enters Pangi
flows through the Kishtwar district of Jammu valley of Chamba district near Bhujind and leaves the
region in Jammu and Kashmir into the plains of the district at Sansari Nala to enter Podar valley of Kashmir.
13. Jhelum It flows through Srinagar and the Wular Lake The river Jhelum originates at the Verinag Spring at
before entering Pakistan through a deep narrow Anantnag, at the foot of the Pir Panjal range in the
Kashmir
14. Kaveri it flows generally south and east through Karnataka Originating in the foothills of Western Ghats at
and Tamil Nadu and across the southern Deccan Talakaveri, Kodagu in Karnataka
15. Indus Jammu and Kashmir Punjab Originating in the Tibetan Plateau in the vicinity of
16. Mahi Madhya pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat It rises in Madhya Pradesh and, after flowing through
17. Damodar Jharkhand, west bangal The Damodar River is one of the most important rivers
18. Periyar Periyar River, river in southern Kerala state, Periyar originates in the Sivagiri peaks of
southwestern India. The river, rises in the Western Sundaramala, Tamil Nadu.
19. Beas The river rises in the Himalayas in central Himachal The Beas originates near the Rohtang Pass, at a
Pradesh, India, and flows for some 470 kilometres height of 4,062 m above sea level, on the southern end
to the Sutlej River in the Indian state of Punjab. of the Pir Panjal Range, close to the source of the
Ravi
20. Sabarmati The Sabarmati River with its origin in Rajasthan It originates in Dhebar lake in Aravalli Range of the
flows generally in South – West direction. It enters Udaipur District of Rajasthan and meets the Gulf of
the Gujarat State and passes through the plains and Cambay of Arabian Sea
21. Ghaggar Himachal pradesh and Rajasthan It originates in the village of Dagshai in the Shivalik
DAMS IN INDIA:
1. Nizam Sagar Dam The Nizam Sagar Dam is located in Nizamabad district of Telangana.Nizam Sagar is
2. Almatti dam The Almatti Dam is a hydroelectric project on the Krishna River in North Karnataka
3. Baglihar dam Baglihar Dam also known as Baglihar Hydroelectric Power Project, is a run-of-the River power
project on the Chenab River in the southern Doda district of the Indian state of Jammu and
Kashmir
4. Bansagar dam Bansagar or Ban Sagar Dam is a multipurpose river Valley Project on Sone River situated in
5. Bargi dam Bargi Dam is one of the first completed dams out of the chain of 30 major dams to be
6. Barna dam The Barna Dam is a gravity dam on the Barna River in Badi tahsil Raisen district, Madhya
Pradesh, India.
7. Bhakra Dam Bhakra Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Sutlej River in Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh in
northern India
8. Bhatsa Dam Bhatsa Dam, is an earthfill and gravity dam on Bhatsa river near Shahapur, Thane district in
9. Chandil dam The Chandil dam is a part of Subernarekha Multipurpose project. It has been constructed
on the river Subernarekha near a small town called Chandil in Jharkhand state of India
10. Dantiwada Dam The Dantiwada Dam is a mud and masonry dam on the West Banas River near Dantiwada,
11. Dharoi Dam Dharoi Dam is a gravity dam on the Sabarmati river near Dharoi, Mehsana district of northern
Gujarat in India
12. Dhauliganga Dam The Dhauliganga Dam is a concrete face rock and earth-fill embankment dam on the
Dhauliganga River near Dharchula in Uttarakhand, India, close to the borders with Tibet and
Nepal
13. Gandhi Sagar Dam The Gandhi Sagar Dam is one of the four major dams built on India's Chambal River. The dam
14. Gangapur Dam Gangapur Dam, is an earthfill dam on Godavari river near Nashik in the state of Maharashtra
in India.
15. Harangi dam The Harangi Reservoir is located near Hudgur village, Somwarpet taluk in Kodagu district in the
16. Hirakud Dam Hirakud Dam is built across the Mahanadi River, in the state of Odisha in India
17. Koyna dam The Koyna Hydroelectric Project is the largest completed hydroelectric power plant in India. It
is a complex project with four dams including the largest dam on the Koyna River, Maharashtra
18. Kadra Dam Kadra Dam is situated in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka state in India. The dam is
19. Khadakwasla Dam Khadakwasla Dam is a dam on the Mutha River 21 km (13 mi) from the centre of the city of
20. krishna sagar dam The dam was built across river Cauvery in the state of Karnataka.
21. Maithon Dam Maithon Dam is on the river of Barakar in Jharkhand - West Bengal
22. Mettur Dam The Mettur Dam is one of the largest dams in India and the largest in Tamilnadu located across
23. Ukai Dam The Ukai Dam, constructed across the Tapti River, is the second largest reservoir in Gujarat
24. Uri Dam Uri Dam is a 480 MW hydroelectric power station on the Jhelum River near Uri in Baramula
25. Tungabhadra Dam The Tungabhadra Dam is constructed across the Tungabhadra River, a tributary of the
26. Supa Dam Supa Dam is built across Kalinadi (Kannada) or Kali river in state of Karnataka in India.
27. Tansa dam Tansa dam, is an earthfill and gravity dam on Tansa river near Mumbai, Thane district in the
28. Radhanagari Dam Radhanagari Dam, is a gravity dam on Bhogawati river near Radhanagari in State of
29. Tehri Dam The Tehri Dam is the Highest dam in India and one of the highest in the world. It is a multi-
purpose rock and earth-fill embankment dam on the Bhagirathi River near Tehri in
Uttarakhand, India
30. Srisailam Dam The Srisailam Dam is constructed across the Krishna River in Kurnool district, Andhra
Pradesh